安否

Japanese

Kanji in this term
安 否
あん
Grade: 3 		ひ > ぴ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

安(あん)否(ぴ) • (anpi) 

  1. a person's safety
  2. a person's day-to-day well-being

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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